THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND Although I grew up in Scotland, until age 12 when my family moved to the U.S., there was still much of the country I’d never seen. Over the years I...
GERMANY PHOTO GALLERY Mark spent a week in Germany where he explored Berlin, the city of Dresden and Saxon Switzerland National Park. Photos taken with a Canon 5D Mark...
MARK IN BERLIN All I wanted was some late dinner and some Advil. Suddenly there were glamorous, high-heeled women stepping out of the shadows on the side walk and...
4.3 KANGAROO-STOP IN DRESDEN While staying with friends in Berlin, I decided to escape the city for a couple of days, (as it was my hosts' wedding anniversary that same week)....
NORWAY PHOTO GALLERY It took three flights and then a three hour ferry ride from Bodø to Moskenes, but it was well worth the trip to visit Lofoten in northern Norway....
FINLAND PHOTO GALLERY Time well spent visiting friends in Helsinki and family in Tampere, Finland. Lots of good food, fishing, boating, relaxing and sauna... plus roller...
WELL FED IN FINLAND We hadn't even reached the Russia-Finland border and I was already enjoying my first Karelian pie. Riding the train from Saint Petersburg to...
SAINT PETERSBURG PHOTO GALLERY During our short stay in Saint Petersburg, Russia, we visited the Hermitage, (Winter Palace), Peter and Paul Fortress, Church of Our Savior on...
RED SQUARE Being an 80s baby that grew up in the west, my perception of Red Square was always a rather gloomy one: a dark, cloudy sky over dingy brick buildings...
LESSONS LEARNED ON THE TRANS-MONGOLIAN Stepping off the train in Moscow, we officially ended our journey on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. What started in daydreams — staring at maps and...
4.5 GEAR REVIEW: THE NORTH FACE HORIZON FOLDING BILL CAP Too early for a Mark Johnston Gear of the Year Award? Maybe... then again maybe not. This is my first gear review for the bunches of clothes,...
IRKUTSK & LAKE BAIKAL PHOTO GALLERY Images from our first stop along the Trans-Mongolian Railway in eastern Russia-- Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. After one night in the city, we spent three...
3.2 TRANS-SIB HOSTEL IN IRKUTSK The Trans-Sib Hostel in Irkutsk was our first hostel stop in Russia. We only stayed for a single night as the very next day we set out for Lake...
